Amadeus

[Jake Schuster]

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Thanks, IHT!

[I HEARD That!]

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Poor Salieri. He has what he was characterised to have so coveted from Wolfgang: his own "immortality."

Yet, he is remembered for the wrong reason.

kinda like me. sigh.

happy bday, jake.

[billythrilly7]

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have had my tivo set to record this for about three years,,,,

never comes on and i dont believe in renting

[Biohazard]

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Loved this movie. Seemed like 90 minutes rather than 180. F. Murray's acting is on a level that is seldom reached these days. The music and cinematography are excellent.

[Jake Schuster]

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Turned 250 two weeks ago, and I don't look a day over 187!

[vmf]

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I share a birthday with Mozart. So there.

Man, you are old!

[Jake Schuster]

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I share a birthday with Mozart. So there.

[Hassan_Chop]

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This is my number one favorite movie of all times fallowed quickly by the play as my favorite play of all time.

The Requiem dictation scene is priceless as far as I'm concerned.

[andlary1]

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A friend of mine who is a Mozart fanatic railed against the film for its historical inaccuracies (Mozart had six children, not one, being the most glaring problem).

She missed the point that this was NOT a historical film, but a character piece, pitting Salieri, the "mediocre" who could recognize genius but did not have it himself.

I was a bit spoiled by the fact that I saw Amadeus first as a play. The play just blew me away; so I couldn't help comparing it to the film (and what they left out of the film - frex, "he stole my march!" was in the play, but was left out of the film; or changed for the purposes of making it movie-ish instead of play-ish - having Salieri confess to a priest instead of the audience, thus taking away a connection between Salieri, the ordinary man and us ordinary people).

That being said, I, too, loved the movie (though not as much as the play), and Abraham's performance was absolutely terrific.

Poor Salieri. He has what he was characterised to have so coveted from Wolfgang: his own "immortality."

Yet, he is remembered for the wrong reason.

[TDWoj]

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A friend of mine who is a Mozart fanatic railed against the film for its historical inaccuracies (Mozart had six children, not one, being the most glaring problem).

She missed the point that this was NOT a historical film, but a character piece, pitting Salieri, the "mediocre" who could recognize genius but did not have it himself.

I was a bit spoiled by the fact that I saw Amadeus first as a play. The play just blew me away; so I couldn't help comparing it to the film (and what they left out of the film - frex, "he stole my march!" was in the play, but was left out of the film; or changed for the purposes of making it movie-ish instead of play-ish - having Salieri confess to a priest instead of the audience, thus taking away a connection between Salieri, the ordinary man and us ordinary people).

That being said, I, too, loved the movie (though not as much as the play), and Abraham's performance was absolutely terrific.

[Deus Ex Machine]

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Salieri was a mush more talented writer and gifted and generous teacher than was depicted in the film. He sponsored and taught many of the world's greatest composers, most of which considered him to be a great master and generous benefactor who gave much of his time and wealth to helping new music talent grow.

But the highly fictionalized character and his relationship with Mozart is almost perfect for the story.

[andlary1]

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Well, there's more than just rumor that underpins this film.

Someone did anonymously pay Mozart to write the Requiem so that he could claim it as his own.

And Mozart love to be a player, genius that he was.

The Salieri component is not proven, but there was tremendous professional anxiety from Salieri. Who ever could live up to Mozart's tremendous talent?

Anyone whose sung Requiem loves this movie. It is one of my top ten fav movies of all time.

Typical Milos Forman. Big Czech scenery.

[dclary]

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'xactly, Bear-a-poo.

[whitenavel]

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Rock me Amadeus!

[Loaded for Bear]

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Just as Shakespeare was his era's John Grisham.